A BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA

Description:

Tibet, 15th c.
H. 12,3 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base with both hands in the dharmacakramudra,a pair of lotus stems rising from the base flowering along the upper arms, wearing dhoti, cape draped around the arms, its streamers encircling the arms with their finials falling down on the base, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, raised urna at his forehead, elongated earlobes with floral-shaped ear ornaments, his hairdo combed in a chignon and secured with a tiara, sealed.
Old European private collection, assembled in the 1980s and 90s - Wear, traces of age